The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-24

begin operations about the first of October
under the corporate name of the United
States Clothes-pin Company. Water for
one motor will be furnished to the company
free for two years upon condition that ten
hands be employed the first year and that
number be at least doubled the second year.
The company is composed of reliable men
and the work will be a desirable addition
to Montpelier industries
DIR. SUMNER PUTNAM died at his resi-
dence on North Main street at six o'clock
Saturday morning. The event, while not
unexpected, brings no less a burden of
sadness to the family and immediate friends,
while by it the community and the state
loses an esteemed and able physician. DIR.
Putnam was born February 21st, 1878, in
East Montpelier, where he lived until his
removal to Greensboro in 1Si4 The latter
place was his home until 1860, when he
came to Montpelier, which has since been
his place of residence. His education was
received at the common schools, at Montpe
lier Academy, and at Woodstock, whence he
was graduated with the degree of NJ ID. about
1910. He had since attended several courses
of medical lectures in New York city and had
read much in the science which he chose
for his profession He began to practice
that profession soon after graduating at
Woodstock. On the 25th of December, 1847
he married Diana f. King of East Montpe-
who, with one daughter, Mrs. Alice L. Bis
bee of Montpelier, survives him. Another
daughter and two sons died in childhood
Ella F., in 1855, aged four; Charles S., in
1865, aged eight, and Sylvanus c., in 1875,
aged twelve. In 1879 DIR. Putnam repre-
sented the town of Greensboro in the state
legislature and he had been president and
treasurer of the Vermont State Medical So
ciety, holding the latter Office at the time of
his demise. He had also been medical ex-
aminer for the National Life Insurance
Company since 1876. His death was the re-
last illness was of about six months dura-
ton. The remains were laid to rest in Green
Mount cemetery Monday afternoon.
THE past week has served to bring to
light forgery which, with its attendant
circumstances, is of especial interest to peo-
pie in this vicinity. On the first Saturday
night of the present month Frank o. Ran
DALI who has previously received uncompli-
mentary notice in these columns, came to
| Montpelier with o check for $50 on the
Barre National Bank signed by Giles b.
| Durkee, a tinsinith and hardware dealer of
Barre, dated August 6, 1887 and payable to
! f. o. Randall or order. To George, son of
| Wallace Noyes, he offered the check for $50
having failed to pass it for less sum upon
! two or three parties. Young Noyes bor-
rowed $50 of Charles Marron his employer
and gave it to Randall, promising to give
him the remainder on the Monday follow.
ing Randall took the money, endorsed
the check and left. Monday, the Sth Noyes
took the check to the Montpelier National
Bank and glance at the paper " served
to arouse the suspicious of the officials as tC
its genuineness. They refused to cash il
but consented to send it for him to the Barre
bank for collection and on the 11th it was
paid by the latter. Randall had failed to
appear at the appointed time and nothing
was heard of the matter until last week
Thursday, when Noyes was told that the
| check was a forgery and he must make the
amount good to the Barre bank. This was
done by young Noyes and his father, anC
the young man was not put under arrest
The check had been charged to Mr.. Dur
KEGS account and when on Thursday the
latter had occasion to make check upoI
the bank he was notified that his accoun
was overdrawn Knowing that this coulC
looking over his paid checks, came across
the one in question, which was immediatel,
declared to be forgery; and further in
vestigation revealed the fact that, with tw,
| others, ii had been torn from the middl,
of his book. He remembered that abou
the first of August Randall was in his store
that his check-book was at the time lyin.
upon his desk and that he had occasion Il
leave him alone in the store for a moment
This undoubtedly furnished the opportunit,
for Randall to tear out the blank checks 4
warrant is out for the fellows arrest, but S,
far as we are able to learn his whereabouts
are unknown.